Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Wait: King Abdullah of Jordan in the PBS Frontline's documentary about ISIS

I forgot to mention. In the Frontline documentary about ISIS, there is a reference to the Jordanian pilot who was set on fire by ISIS. And then the documentary shows footage of King Abdullah of Jordan pushing parachuters off a military plane. The narrator (the producer and star of the documentary) then says that this was during Jordanian participation in the war on ISIS. But when did that happen? When did Jordan send parachuters behind ISIS lines to fight? The footage is old exercise training footage that was aired before.

Comic by Terry Furry, reproduced from "Heard the One About the Funny Leftist?" by Cris Thompson, East Bay Express

As'ad's Bio

As'ad AbuKhalil, born March 16, 1960. From Tyre, Lebanon, grew up in Beirut. Received his BA and MA from American University of Beirut in pol sc. Came to US in 1983 and received his PhD in comparative government from Georgetown University. Taught at Tufts University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Colorado College, and Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Served as a Scholar-in-Residence at Middle East Institute in Washington DC. He served as free-lance Middle East consultant for NBC News and ABC News, an experience that only served to increase his disdain for maintream US media. He is now professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. His favorite food is fried eggplants.

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